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Alonza Bevan (Kula Shaker): Psychedelia, Britpop’s Shadow, and 30 Years of Keeping the Magik Alive
“We were a clandestine operation: a guitar band smuggling Sanskrit mantras onto Radio 1.”
Kula Shaker bassist and co-founder Alonza Bevan joins The Aftershow to rewind from late-’80s pub gigs and London house-share jam sessions to the UK chart rise of K and beyond. Alonza unpacks how the band’s Indian spiritual influence fit alongside Britpop, how major labels “push the button,” and why creative control mattered when recording with producer John Leckie—and later going epic with Bob Ezrin on Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts aboard David Gilmour’s storied studio boat. He shares the blessing-and-curse realities of a hit cover with Hush, the media storm around misread symbolism in the late ’90s, and the pressure that led to a tactical retreat before reforming with renewed purpose. Plus: touring America vs the UK, playing literal “toilet tours,” joining Johnny Marr’s Healers with Zak Starkey, and how a veteran band navigates today’s singles-first, algorithmic music world while gearing up for K’s 30th anniversary.
Perfect for fans of Kula Shaker, 90s UK rock history, psychedelic pop, and anyone curious how bands survive—and thrive—through changing eras of the music business.
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By The Aftershow“We were a clandestine operation: a guitar band smuggling Sanskrit mantras onto Radio 1.”
Kula Shaker bassist and co-founder Alonza Bevan joins The Aftershow to rewind from late-’80s pub gigs and London house-share jam sessions to the UK chart rise of K and beyond. Alonza unpacks how the band’s Indian spiritual influence fit alongside Britpop, how major labels “push the button,” and why creative control mattered when recording with producer John Leckie—and later going epic with Bob Ezrin on Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts aboard David Gilmour’s storied studio boat. He shares the blessing-and-curse realities of a hit cover with Hush, the media storm around misread symbolism in the late ’90s, and the pressure that led to a tactical retreat before reforming with renewed purpose. Plus: touring America vs the UK, playing literal “toilet tours,” joining Johnny Marr’s Healers with Zak Starkey, and how a veteran band navigates today’s singles-first, algorithmic music world while gearing up for K’s 30th anniversary.
Perfect for fans of Kula Shaker, 90s UK rock history, psychedelic pop, and anyone curious how bands survive—and thrive—through changing eras of the music business.
Follow Kula Shaker:
Credits: